A lovely image of a flowering cherry tree in a courtyard next to an entrance gate. Delicate pink buds and blossoms cover graceful branches of the tree, the color echoed in the soft peachy pink tone of the sky. Near the doorway, a young boy tugs on his mother’s hand, the small figures dwarfed by immense tree. A beautiful spring scene with lovely color.
This print is pencil-signed in the lower right margin, NOT block-signed.
The Woodblock Print
The oban-sized woodblock is in excellent condition with fully intact margins and press edges to the paper. Nice subtle coloring throughout, solid lines and registry. Clean margins and a clean verso.
About the Artist
Toshi Yoshida was the son of Hiroshi Yoshida, one of the most famous woodblock print artists of the 20th century. He followed the family tradition, and centuries of old Japanese craft, in woodblock printmaking while adopting and developing his signature style. His close relationship with his father was instrumental in the pursuit of his art; together, father and son traveled Japan and the globe, examining and sketching people and places around them.
